Increase the number of meritable WS

[Alhanelem]

No you can't.

Yes, you can. There are 14 weapon skills, and you get 15 points to spend.

Why? Because you say so? I say you shouldn't be forced to specialize.

Yes, because I said so. [sarcasm]

No, because SE said so. Why do you think there are limits on the categories in the first place? BECAUSE THEY WANT YOU TO SPECIALIZE, AND NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BEST EVERYTHING. Outside of equipment, merit points are pretty much the only thing that makes one character distinct at all from another.

If you can have every merit maxed, then I want to be able to reach level 346. I want to cast all my spells for no mana. I want <insert limit here> to be removed. Hello slippery slope! If you never have to make decisions or those decisions don't have weight, it sucks the fun out of the game- Everybody will be exactly the same.

Not as good? I think you vastly overestimate the worth of a not-fully merited WS.

Not at all. But some people above are saying "oh, some WS aren't as good but I want them anyway so i can see the shiny animation!" - Well, if that's the case, then it doesn't matter how strong it is now, does it? You just want to see the animation because it looks cool.

So here's what you do: Merit it with 1 point. Use the WS over and over til you're sick of looking at it. Un-merit it. Merit something else.

I love "Remove the <limitation> limit!" threads- They're always super popular and gain tons of support because who wants limits? But people don't realize that the limits are there for a reason and in many cases, the game would end up being less fun than if the limits weren't there.

Following that logic why doesnt SE limit the amount of jobs we take to 99?

This doesn't follow that logic. Being able to level and play any job is one of the game's central features, which was specifically advertised. Limiting the merits is what is done instead of limiting the jobs you can play- thus, you can play them all, but you have to choose the ones you like most to maximize. People seem to have this funny idea that it renders all their other jobs unuseable- it doesn't.

I wouldn't be opposed to being able to max 1 or 2 more. But I would be vehemently opposed to being able to max all of them.